Elizabeth Janeway World Quotations

The greatest barrier to women's advance in the public world of action has been their acquiescence in the idea that they don't belong out there.

it is through the ghost [writer] that the great gift of knowledge which the inarticulate have for the world can be made available.

we expect definitions to tell us not only what is, but what to do about it; to show us how the world fits together and how its different parts connect and work. ... A label is the first step toward action.

If one is going to change things, one has to make a fuss and catch the eye of the world.

Creeds and causal systems have argued with each other for millennia, and even so we and our ancestors have managed to live in a world of differing opinions. Philosophical disputes don't often affect the price of fish or wine.